Your information, explained plainly.

This Privacy Policy explains what information Garden & Pantry may collect when you visit this website, how we use it and the choices available to you.

Effective date: August 18, 2026
Last updated: August 18, 2026

1. Who we are

Garden & Pantry is an independently operated gardening, harvesting, food-preservation and seasonal-living website created by Elle and Mike.

Our website address is https://gardenandpantry.com/.

Questions about this Privacy Policy can be submitted through our Contact page.

2. Information we may collect

Information you provide

We may collect information that you choose to submit, including:

• Your name
• Your email address
• Messages sent through our contact form
• Newsletter subscription information
• Comments or questions submitted on the website
• Information included in correction, partnership or business inquiries

Please do not submit sensitive personal information such as financial-account details, passwords, government identification numbers, medical records or your complete home address.

Information collected automatically

When you visit the website, our hosting provider, WordPress software and other authorized services may automatically receive technical information such as:

• Internet Protocol address
• Browser and device type
• Operating system
• Approximate geographic region
• Pages visited and links selected
• Referring website or search query
• Date, time and duration of visits
• Cookie identifiers and similar technical data
• Website errors, security events and performance information

This information helps us maintain security, understand how the website is used and improve its performance and content.

3. How we use information

We may use collected information to:

• Operate, secure and maintain Garden & Pantry
• Respond to messages, questions and correction requests
• Deliver newsletters or requested resources
• Measure website traffic and content performance
• Improve our articles, tools and visitor experience
• Prevent spam, fraud, abuse and security threats
• Administer advertising and affiliate relationships
• Comply with legal obligations and enforce our website terms

We do not use information submitted through the contact form to add you to a marketing list unless you separately choose to subscribe.

4. Cookies and similar technologies

Cookies are small files stored on your device. Garden & Pantry and authorized third parties may use cookies, pixels, local storage or similar technologies for purposes including:

• Remembering visitor preferences
• Providing essential website functions
• Maintaining website security
• Measuring traffic and performance
• Remembering consent selections
• Supporting advertising
• Tracking qualifying affiliate referrals

You can limit or remove cookies through your browser settings. Blocking certain cookies may cause parts of the website to function incorrectly.

Where required by law, we will request consent before using nonessential cookies. Available choices may be presented through a cookie-consent or privacy-preferences tool.

5. Analytics

We may use analytics services to understand how visitors find and use the website. These services may collect information such as pages visited, general location, device type, referring source and interactions with website features.

Analytics data is used to evaluate website performance, identify technical problems and determine which content is most helpful. Where required, analytics cookies will be used only after appropriate consent.

6. Advertising and Google AdSense

Garden & Pantry may display advertisements provided by Google AdSense or other advertising partners.

Third-party vendors, including Google, may use cookies to serve advertisements based on a visitor’s previous visits to Garden & Pantry or other websites. Google’s use of advertising cookies enables it and its partners to serve ads based on visits to this website and other websites.

Visitors may learn about or control personalized advertising through Google My Ad Center. Additional opt-out information is available through YourAdChoices.

Depending on your location and consent selections, advertisements may be personalized or non-personalized. Advertising partners may process device information, cookie identifiers, approximate location and website activity according to their own privacy policies.

Google provides additional information in its How Google uses information from sites or apps that use its services notice.

7. Newsletter and email communications

If you subscribe to our newsletter, we may use your email address to send planting information, new articles, seasonal updates, free resources or related Garden & Pantry communications.

Subscription is voluntary. You may unsubscribe at any time by using the unsubscribe link included in an email. Unsubscribing from marketing emails does not prevent us from sending a direct response to a message you initiated.

An authorized email-service provider may process subscription information on our behalf. We do not sell our subscriber list.

8. Contact forms and comments

Information submitted through a contact form is used to review and respond to your message, maintain records when reasonably necessary and protect the website from spam or abuse.

If comments are enabled, information submitted with a comment may be displayed publicly. Technical data may also be processed for spam detection. Do not include private information in a public comment.

9. Affiliate links

Some Garden & Pantry pages may contain affiliate links. If you select an affiliate link, a third-party merchant or affiliate network may use cookies or similar technologies to identify that the referral came from this website.

If you make a qualifying purchase, we may earn a commission at no additional cost to you. Affiliate partners operate under their own privacy policies, which we encourage you to review.

For more information, read our Affiliate Disclosure.

10. Embedded content and external links

Articles may include embedded content or links from other websites, such as videos, social-media posts, maps or reference materials.

Embedded content may behave as though you visited the originating website directly. Those third parties may collect information, use cookies or track your interaction according to their own policies.

We are not responsible for the privacy practices, security or content of external websites.

11. How information may be shared

We may share limited information with service providers that help us operate Garden & Pantry, including providers of:

• Website hosting and maintenance
• Security and spam prevention
• Contact forms and email delivery
• Analytics and performance measurement
• Advertising and affiliate tracking
• Legal, accounting or technical support

We may also disclose information when reasonably necessary to comply with law, respond to a valid legal request, protect our rights or users, investigate abuse or address a security threat.

If Garden & Pantry or its assets are transferred to another owner, relevant information may be included in that transaction subject to applicable law.

12. Data retention

We retain personal information only for as long as reasonably necessary for the purpose for which it was collected, including responding to inquiries, maintaining subscription preferences, preventing abuse and meeting legal or recordkeeping obligations.

Retention periods may differ depending on the type of information and the service involved.

13. Your privacy choices

Depending on where you live, you may have rights concerning your personal information, including the right to:

• Request access to certain personal information
• Request correction of inaccurate information
• Request deletion of certain information
• Withdraw consent when processing is based on consent
• Opt out of certain advertising or data-sharing practices
• Unsubscribe from marketing communications
• Appeal certain privacy-request decisions where applicable

To submit a privacy request, use our Contact page and select or write “Privacy request” in your message.

We may need to verify your request before acting on it. Some information may be retained when permitted or required by law.

14. Children’s privacy

Garden & Pantry is intended for a general audience and is not directed to children under 13. We do not knowingly collect personal information from children under 13.

If you believe a child has submitted personal information through the website, contact us so we can review and, when appropriate, delete it.

15. Data security

We use reasonable administrative and technical measures intended to protect information under our control. However, no website, storage system or internet transmission can be guaranteed completely secure.

16. International visitors

Garden & Pantry is operated from the United States. If you access the website from another country, your information may be processed in the United States or other locations where our service providers operate.

Where required, consent and other appropriate safeguards will be used for advertising, analytics and similar technologies.

17. Changes to this policy

We may update this Privacy Policy when our website practices, services or legal obligations change. The revised version will be posted on this page with an updated revision date.

18. Contact us

For privacy questions or requests, contact Garden & Pantry through our Contact page.